The fifth skull : a historical novel of the Civil War and the American West

The fifth skull : a historical novel of the Civil War and the American West / Terrell T. Garren.

Author/creator	Garren, Terrell T.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Spartanburg, S.C. : Reprint Company, 2008.
Description	xiii, 235 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Prisoners of war--Fiction. Modoc War, 1872-1873--Fiction. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Fiction. West (U.S.)--History --Fiction. North Carolina--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Fiction.

Abstract	The story follows the lives of two seventeen-year-olds conscripted by Confederated authorities in the last year of the Civil War. The boys are captured and taken to the prison at Camp Douglas in Chicago. Eventually they join the Union army and end up on the western frontier where fate takes them to California. After serving on the plains and joining the regular army, the two are assigned to duty as scouts during the Modoc War in northern California and southern Oregon.
General note	Includes "Historical perspective," p. 225-234.
Acquisitions source	Joyner Roberts copy Purchased from Amazon 09/09/2013
Genre/form	Historical fiction.
LCCN	2008935562
ISBN	9780871525611
ISBN	0871525615

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Roberts	PS3607.A768 F54 2008	✔ Available	Request Material